Monterey, CA Meals On Wheels Will Take A Huge Hit Under Trump Budget Plan

by Richard Kuehn on 03/19/17

Meals on Wheels will
take a major hit if President Trump’s new budget plan becomes a
reality.He is asking for a cut of $6.2
billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development budget, $3 billion
of which goes to the Community Development Block
Grant program (which would be shut down under the proposed Trump
budget).It provides money for a variety
of community development and anti-poverty programs, including Meals on
Wheels.Time Magazine reports that if
Trump’s budget goes through, Meals on Wheels would no longer get any government
funding starting in October of 2018.Meals
on Wheels would become completely supported by private donations and would
likely have to shrink its programs significantly.